A: Children living in households whose monthly income falls within the Income Guidelines released by the USDA for free meals. Children who are receiving SNAP (Food Stamps), TANF, FDPIR, and most Foster children can receive free priced meals.

Q: Can homeless, runaway, and migrant students receive Free and Reduced meals?

A: Not necessarily; determination of benefits are based on income. Children living in households whose monthly income falls within the Income Guidelines released by the USDA for free and reduced meals, can receive free priced meals. Please fill out an application.

Q: I receive WIC benefits. Do my children qualify for Free and Reduced meals?

A: Not necessarily; determination of benefits are based on income. Children living in families whose monthly income falls within the Income Guidelines released by the USDA for free and reduced meals, can receive free priced meals. Please fill out an application.

A: No. An application can be filled out for all of the students in your household unless one or more of the students are Foster children. They should be submitted on an application by themselves. Please be sure that the application is complete; it can not be approved until it is complete

Q: My family is a military dependent family; do we include our housing allowance as income?

A: Military benefits received in cash, such as housing allowances for military households, Family Subsistence Supplemental Allowance (FSSA) and food or clothing allowances, must be considered as income. An in-kind benefit where the household receives no cash is not counted.